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November 4th, 2006

New Manifold for 05-07 Mustangs

3V ManifoldFAST (Fuel Air Spark Technology), a division of the Comp Performance Group, revealed a prototype manifold for the 4.6L 3V engine at this years SEMA show in Las Vegas. The composite manifold is a three-piece unit which boasts significant redesign from the stock piece. FAST has taken advantage of the underhood space to make a taller manifold with increased runner length and volume. Preliminary modeling shows around a 40 horsepower increase. Look to FordMuscle to test the unit soon. The FAST 3V manifold is the first aftermarket manifold for the new Mustang GT which debuted just two years ago. The manifold is expected to be in production in the early part of 2007. We anticipate more details will soon be available on the FAST website.

3V Manifold

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24 Comments


  1. STILL WAITING????


  2. Too tall…


  3. I hope I am wrong, but from the picture it appears that the TB is offset to the left (looking at the front of the engine) if so, i do not believe my aftermarket CAI tube will fit properly, and for that matter neither will the stock intake tube? hope i am wrong and if the price is reasonable i will be the first to buy one.


  4. as far as i’m concearned one of these after market co. should make a way better flowing 2v head and something like the bullit manifold that would enhance torque aswell as accecpt an oval port or twin bore throttle body. something like that sullivan setup but with longer runners. if i only had the means or the cash i could easily design and make an adequate power enhancing intake setup. imagine, asetup and heads that was no longer the restriction on the motor.


  5. actually there are a few manifolds out for the 2v mod motors
    professional products
    hiperformancesolutions.com
    edelbrock has a new manifold p/n 28385
    trick flow ( in feb. 07)
    fox lake’s p-51
    and the used bullit intake if you can find one


  6. I’m glad for you guy’s, honestly, but you gotta feel the pain of the first poster, and myself. I’ve had this car for ten year’s now, and the only reputable people to make anything for it so far has been FRPP, and at 1800 for an intake, I’ve had to pass.

    Hopefully it works as well as the LS1 series does.


  7. I have a 06 GT that would make a great test mule.. send me a e-mail :)


  8. You guys are ALL missing the point. Ford sold what maybe 200,000 ‘05 mustangs (half of which were GT’s), and maybe 1/10 as many in 2004. If I was going to spend money on developing new engine performance products I’d make new products for the HOT selling new car and motor combination with BIG sales numbers potential. Why would I make parts for an old motor with many fewer units on the street?


  9. the taper on those runners look upside down from this perspective…..


  10. be open to the fact that improved intakes can ram air into the ports with inertia that overcomes the restrictions in said port. it’s the principle that tunnel rams act on. enlarged runner volume with proper taper rate MURDERS standard fixed crossection individual runner intakes. to hear the advertisement that the runner are longer with larger volumes can make more power than any other setup if done correctly. PERIOD.


  11. Let’s hope they don’t price it as they did the intake for the LS1. Near $800 for PLASTIC!

    I know there are some pricey plastics in the world, But there should be NO reason for the price to be that high.


  12. Yeah, I’m game.

    Need another test 2005 GT in St. Louis????


  13. If it makes even have the power they claim, I’m going to buy stock in the company. The torque increase down low should be even better than the HP claim.

    They will sell like crazy!!!


  14. You realize that the 07’s are selling.. As I own an 07 GT/CS .. So try closer to 3 years not 1 year.

    There are still alot of areas where the S197 aftermarket is lagging even 3 years after release. But when it comes to the new 3v engine, its a monster. And those that own them realize how easy it is to bolt on HP. So the aftermarket realized they can cash in on this.

    I know that if that intake manifold can give just 20 rwhp, I will have one slapped onto my car ASAP.


  15. lets not forget about the p51 intake for the 2v’s


  16. Id have to disagree with the comment that 4v’s “are much better out of the box than the 3V”. Sure, the right 4v heads will flow better, but they don’t have vvt like the 3 valves do. Also, just look at the dyno numbers, the 05 and up guys are getting up to and over 300 rwhp with a a cai, tune and few other goodies. Try that with any factory n/a 4v. Even the mach 1 guys have a hard time reaching 300 rwhp with simple bolt ons (and they have a one piece dirveshaft verse the 40 lb behemoth that comes in the s197’s). Anyways, the reason that this intake came out as soon as it did is because 1) theres alot of s197’s 2) they respond really well to ’simple’ mods 3) the people buying these cars have the kind of cash needed to support fast r and d.


  17. The 3V heads have been out for about 3 years so far (since 04 5.4L 3V V8).


  18. I wouldn’t consider Professional Products a choice given their “reputation” as just copy-cats. But the question still remains; why did the aftermarket mature in a year w/ the 05+ and still hasn’t w/ the 96-04? The engine is the same, just different heads. Even with the PI heads, the choice of parts is limited. Even the 4V heads don’t even have a lot of parts and they are much better out of the box than the 3V. As you can see, I’m a disgruntled owner of a 03 Mustang frustrated at the lack of aftermarket attention…


  19. Sounds good to me, how much hp vs price ??
    40 hp is a huge jump if claims are true.


  20. Actually profesional-products came out with a 2V manifold already.


  21. Correction in my comment. I meant ‘96 to ‘98 for the crap heads.

    Three years of funky heads. ;)


  22. Because that 2v modular motor Ford built for those years is bunk. Only the ’98s on up got the good heads, even still there was still room for improvement.

    To make any real N/A power with that motor you have to first replace the heads (the ’96s-’97s). And for most that’s a tall order. Moving forward that motor in later years is still a mess for N/A bolt-ons. It is just far more cost effective to slap on some FI and be done. So the N/A market never matured.

    This new motor is much more receptive to “bolt-on” in the garage mods than that old motor.


  23. I don’t get it. The PI 2V heads have been around since 99 and no major aftermarket companies have come out w/ an intake manifold (excluding FRPP and the Trick Flow/Edelbrock piece coming next year). However, the 3V heads have been out for only 1 year and already there’s an intake. Same thing goes for most other performance parts. There are numerous listings for 64-95 and 05+ but for some reason, there’s a void from 96-04. It seems to me that the aftermarket is missing out on a neglected market…


  24. Need a test car???

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